New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-10
KILLING HIS CHILD BY ACCIDENT
A 'LONGsIOREMAN SENDS A BULLET INTO HE
HEAD OF HIS ONLY DAUGHTER.

A 'LoNGsHOREMAN SENDS A BULLET INTO TIE
HEAD OF HIS ONLY DAUGHTER.
John Hollstrom. q longshoreman. * thirty -t"o
of No 80 Sackett st., Brooklyn yesterday by accideht
billed his daughter Mary Aan age Six The fanh!
occupies roJns upon the third floor OF the house
After sumner last evening Hoilstrom was showing
revolver TO another occupant OF the house lie
turned the chambers AMI said There's nothing
IN It." The he cooked the pistol and puhea inc
tric.,r Inc hammer struck uncxploded cartridge
and the bullet passed hrouGh HolStrom's left lore
finger and struck the lltto girl who was lnterestouy
watching what going on. The bullet entered hei
head just above tho left eye and probably pohef'0'
ooh. ,apa Pm shot," she cried. and fell back
ward 10 the floor. In a few minutes she dlei In INC
arms Of her nearly frantic mother hasuly SUN
Summoned Ihyslcan could dc Iothing for her Inc
father did not wait L. have bis wounded finger "
tended to- but rushed out to ind po icenan ana
gave himself up: He was taken to the congress
Street rollce st,ton HIS story found TO be
correc, nron Investigation Fe sand that no had no
tho remotest idea that the weapon was loaded inc
xhells in the chambers appeared 10 DO empty oh's
TIorstrom had not boon drinking. and no Is man
~ tompcrato ha,as He and hts family lived In
comfortable rooms, which they had occupied abou'
four months. TIC little girl was tho only chia'
A SUNDAY sYowsTORM AND ITS gFFEOTs
tn. otoinous dull-looking clouds that have been
hanging over the city for day or two held good
.,z.d snowstorm Ii began to snow shortly after a.
m. Yesterday. At first the fakes fell In lazy and
Indifferent mar though the clerk OF the weather
had not decided whether he would subject the city, to
the discomforts of o snowstorm or not Bat he owl
IDENTIFY made up bis mind to do So for 1t soon began 70
come down IN earnest A sh breeze spranR up apout
noon driving The fakes swiftly before It. and making
existence outdoors thing not relished by man or
beat, In consequence OF the storm few people were
courageous enough 10 20 out the ministers In the
churches we're stared at by mary emOty pews.
A. the day and the snow became deeper
travel was greatly inerered with Teams on Inc sur
face doubled. but even with that aaditon u
was with difficulty that ANYTHING like schedule time
could be made. Travel all the brancbe, OF the
Elevated system not 30 great - IT usually 10 on
Sundays, as most peope preferred the comforts OF
Their homes. The snow falling upon the roads already
covered with ice msde excellent slsghing and despite
the tact that the needle like flakes came with cons'o
cradle force INTO ones face, there were many seighs N
the streets Tn fhe road there was crowd ana
many whose horses OF little consequence ID point
OF speed, nevertheless brought them out to have
friendly brush with rivals.
The storm was general throughout the East and
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic 1t either showed
or ra.ned all dav Four and one-baf inches oil snow
fell in New York and ut midnight the prospeots were
that II would continue TO storm until morning, anu 10
day v i'll probably enn IN a heavy rain